Join Women and Children First at the 2024 Royal Parks Half Marathon!
A runner celebrates raising money to support women and children
Be part of Women and Children First’s team at the Royal Parks Half Marathon in London on Sunday 13 October 2024.
The beautiful greenery, great atmosphere and flat, fast course makes it appealing to first time runners and those seeking a personal best, taking in Hyde Park, Green Park, St. James's Park and Kensington Gardens.
Those running for Women and Children First will get great support before and during the race.
This includes running tips and training advice from the brilliant Peloton Tread instructor, Jeffrey McEachran, a regular Royal Parks Half runner.
“The atmosphere was electric, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. Women and Children First’s support was invaluable throughout and I really appreciated it!”
5 Reasons To Run For Women & Children First
A guaranteed race place
In-depth fundraising, training and moral support, including tips from top Peloton Tread instructor Jeffrey Mc Eachran
Your own hot pink tech tee or running vest
Inside stories about the charity’s work in helping women and children survive and thrive
Race-day support, including an enthusiastic cheer station
How your run helps women
Selicia with her daughter Chimoga: she was supported to have a safe birth thanks to her community health group
Every 2 minutes a woman dies in pregnancy, childbirth or shortly after birth.
Women and girls in rural, remote communities face problems that can kill, harm or hold them back.
These are often preventable or treatable; diseases such as malaria; complications in labour such as haemorrhage; or a lack of support for their sexual and reproductive health.
Poverty, distance to health facilities, lack of information, inadequate services and cultural beliefs prevent women and newborns from accessing and receiving the care they need.
Women and Children First empowers the world’s most rural, remote communities to survive and thrive.
Health education is most effective and empowering if it involves dialogue and problem-solving, over message-giving.
Our community health groups bring people together, effectively enabling communities to take collective action to address their most concerning health problems and find the answers.
They come up with life-saving, life-changing ideas like bicycle ambulances, sourcing and distributing mosquito nets, and cleaning water sources. They create long-term, sustainable solutions.
Community health groups work. They have been shown to almost halve maternal mortality, reduce neonatal mortality by a third and increase uptake in contraception by a quarter.
By raising £400 in sponsorship, you can help 80 more women like Selicia to attend their local health group for a year.
Last year, 90% of our places were reserved within 30 days, so act now to secure your place!
Not quite ready to commit? Give us your details and we’ll be touch to discuss more.
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